Business & People
Bold & Reeves reports ‘exceptional growth’; installs new COO
Top-end property management firm reports "exceptional growth, new partnerships and expansion", recruiting a new COO and expanding its client base by a fifth in the last 12 months.
Investors pump another £5m into hybrid estate agency Nested
Purplebricks investor Axel Springer has backed hybrid agency Nested as it looks to expand beyond London.
Knight Frank names new Senior Partner & Group Chair
William Beardmore-Gray will take over from Alistair Elliott as Knight Frank's Senior Partner & Group Chairman in April 2022, with a remit to "introduce greater diversity and inclusion across the firm.
Dominvs appoints new Construction Director
John Ko has joined Dominvs Group from Goldman Sachs International.
Aston Chase recruits Savills’ Bart as Lettings Director
Arron Bart has moved from Savills to Aston Chase, to head up the lettings division.
Interview: Boomin founder Michael Bruce on his big plan to ‘reset the balance of power in the property industry’
The founder of Britain's most successful hybrid estate agency, Purplebricks, is about to launch his next big venture: taking on Rightmove and Zoopla with a new portal that's being billed as "the next generation…
Zoopla branch numbers hit a three-year high as challenger portal launches
Over 2,400 estate agency branches have joined Zoopla since Covid-19 lockdowns began last March, taking the total number of branch and new homes outlets listing on the portal to over 19,500 - the highest…
Architects square up to developers over unpaid fees
Architects are increasingly taking legal action over work completed on stalled projects, as the impacts of the pandemic filter through the supply chain.
Knight Frank’s country head retires
David Peters is stepping down from Knight Frank after 23 years; he's succeeded as Head of Country Business by James Cleland.
English National Ballet names new home after property developer
English National Ballet’s new HQ at London City Island is to be named the Mulryan Centre for Dance, after the family of Ballymore chief Sean Mulryan.
Chestertons names new Head of Sales
Cory Askew has been promoted from Central London Area Director to Head of Sales.
Watch: Boomin reveals launch advertising campaign
"Next generation property site" Boomin is officially launching on Friday, and hopes to make a big marketing splash with media coverage (including a PrimeResi interview with co-founder Michael Bruce) and…